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MoToR. No. 256,482.4 IPatente-d Apr.18,1882.

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tail views of the adjustable brackets shown UNITED STATES ANTHONY ISKE AND ALBERT ISKE, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

NIOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,482, dated April 18, 1882.

Application filed January 18, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANTHONY IsKE and ALBERT IsKE, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motors; 'and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apper'tains to make and use the same, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ot' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention is an improvement on our Patent No.243,909 and other patents heretofore obtained by us. The nature of said invention consists, rst, in combining with a circular system of cylindrical receptacles for easilyvaporizable liquid a pair of circular wheels or frames which supportthe ends of said cylinders; also, in the combination, with said wheels or frames and cylinders, of adjustable brackets, whereby said cylinders may be set farther outward or moved inward at will and there held; also, in the combinationof an external casing or outer jacket with the heatingtank and the cylinders or cylindrical receptacles aforesaid, said jacket allowing the heat to have access to the sides of the tank, as well as the ends theroof; also, in such an exterior casing thus combined and provided at one end with adoor to allow the convenient withdrawal of the tank; also, inthe combination of a governor operating, substantially as hereinafter set forth, with the motor; also, in separating the cylinders or cylindrical receptacles, so that they Will not conduct heat to one anotherl around the circle; and, nally, in divers other improvementsin the construction and combination of parts, hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of a motor embodyin g most of the features of ourinvention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section of the same from end to end. Fig. 3 represents an end view of a modification whichis suited to larger Figs. L tand 5 areinner and outer dein Fig; 3. Fig. 6 is a vertical section through a pair of the eylinders,theii1 connecting-tube. and their supports constructed and arranged as shown in Fig. 3. 1 Fig. 7 represents halfthe cylinders of a series arranged side by side to show the relative positions of the points of attachment of their tubes. v

A designates the cylinders, which serve receptacles for volatileliquid and are connected by tubes B in pairs, said tubes extending diainetrically across the circular system ot' cylinders.

D is a tank into which the cylinders successively dip into the water, said tank being heated by alamp or other caloritic device, C, whichis arranged at the bottom of the motor. parts may be found in our patent before mentioned, and the operation of the motor is the same as that described therein. In other words,

the heat of the water in the tank vaporizes al part of the liquid in each receptacle which dips therein, and the expansion of the vapor thus formed forces the, remainder of the liquid through the connecting-tube B to the upper cylinder of the pair, airhavin g been exhausted from said cylinders and tubes. The connec- -tion between said tubes and cylinders is made sufficiently tight to prevent any escape of vapor, and to retain the receptacles in their proper' places on the tubes as they successively reach the lowest points of their revolution, and at all other times.

In our present improvement the cylinders are supported on two wheels or circular frames, E, which turn -with them. ployed, but each wheely or frame E has a central externally-projectie g gud geen, c, and these gudgeons are mounted in bearings ff, formed on casing F, which is the main support of the motor. This casing performs an additional function in supporting the tank D, which has lips or anges that rest upon the end pieces, F F', of said casing. These end pieces curve outwardly, so to collect the heat rising from lamp O and apply the saine to the ends of the tanks at all points thereof. There is also a slight interval for heated air left between the tank and the side pieces of said casing. The latter forms, therefore, an eXteriorjacket,which These f Sol No shaft is emcollects the hot air and applies the same to all parts'of the tank. Said casing is open at the bottom, so that there may be no impediment to drawing the water from said tank through spigot D'. It also has one end provided with a door, F2, which opens at will to allow the withdrawal of said tank from said easing for cleaning or repairs.

The cylinders A are arranged with small intervals a between them to prevent the conduction of heat from one cylinder to another round the circle, which would tend to prevent the necessary contrast in temperature between the upper cylinder and the lower cylinder of each pair. The tubes B, connecting said cylinders in pairs, are attached thereto at such intervals as to avoid one another without bending. rlhis feature of my invention is best illustrated in Fig. 7, where the point of attachment ot' each tube to its cylinder is indicated by a. As no shaft is employed for my system -ot cylinders, there is no need to bend the tubes to avoid it. XVe have therefore no difficulty in using straight tubes for all the cylinders, and thus facilitating the transmission of the liquid from cylinder to cylinder.

One of the gudgeons e carries a gear-wheel, G, which drives a train of wheels, H, that turn on spindles projecting from casin g F, and give rotary motion to a pinion, t', forming part of a sleeve, I, turning on a similar stud, I. rlhis sleeve carries a governor for the motor in the form of a set, J, of lazy-tong bars, shaped as a whole like adouble diamond, crossed on said sleeve in the middle, and provided at their outer angles with governor weights or balls K. A stop, L, prevents them from closing too far, and a spring, M, attached at one end to one of said bars and at the other to sleeve I, tends to draw said bars together. Then the rate of speed of the motor tends to become too great for the heated cylinders to cool suticiently as they ascend, the balls or weights K, flying out,

increase the circle in which they travel, and thereby the resistance which they oft'er, so that the speed of motion of the cylinders is automatically regulated.

Of course other forms ot' governors may be substituted for the very convenient one above described.

It is very desirable, especially in large motors, to have some contrivance for adjusting the cylinders, so as to compensate for irregularities in the length ot' tubes or to make the motor somewhat smaller or largerat will. For this purpose we employ adjustable brackets O, (shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6,) which havetheir shanks o connected tothe wheels or frames E by screws that pass through radial slots E in said wheels or frames. One pair ot' brackets supports the ends of each cylinder, the latter resting on curved ledges O', formed on the upper ends of said brackets. By means of said screws and slots the said brackets can easily be adjusted radially inward or outward, thereby moving the cylinders to or from the center ot' the system. Rods P are used to brace said wheels or frames E and fasten them together. rllhese rods extend across from frame to frame, of course avoiding the tubes B. Thegudgeon which carries gear-wheel G also carries a beltpulley for communicatingpower to machinery.

Ot' course other means and methods ot radial adjustment may be substituted for the screws and slots whereby the brackets O are connected adjustably to the frames E, andthe construction of said brackets may be greatly varied. The shape of the cylindrical receptacles A may also be changed, and the different parts of our motor may undergo divers other modifications without departing from thespirit and scope of our invention.

Having thus fully described the said invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a motor, the combination of a series of receptacles for volatile liquid with tubes connecting them diametrically in pairs, and vertical wheels or frames, which support the ends of said receptacles and turn with them.

2. A series ot receptacles for volatile liquid, in combination with wheels or frames which turn with said receptacles, and radially-adjustable brackets or supports connecting said receptacles to said frames, for the purposes set forth.

3. In a motor, the combination of a series ot' receptacles for volatile liquid with tubes connecting them diametrically in pairs, vertical wheels or frames which havegudgeons formed in their outer faces, and bearings which support said gud geons, substantiallyas set forth.

4. In a motor, the combination cfa series ot' receptacles for volatile liquid, and tubes yconnecting them in pairs, with vertical wheels or frames,and brackets whereby the ends of said receptacles are attached to said frames in order to turn therewith, substantially as set forth.

5. lhe connecting-tubes attached at. dillerent points to their respective cylinders along the length thereof', in combination with said cylinders or receptacles and their supportingframes.

G. The combination ot' the cylinders A and tubes B with brackets O and frames E, each bracket heilig provided withaledge to receive 011e end of a cylinder, and made radially adjustable by sercw-and-slot connection with its frame.

7. In combination with tubes and supporting-frames E, independent ot said tubes, a series of cylinders or receptacles arranged at intervals, so that they will not conduct heat to one another.

8. In combination with receptacles for volatile liquid, connected by tubes in pairs, a tank ot warm water, in which the receptacles forming each pair dip. alternately, and an exterior jacket, which directs the warm air from a lamp or other caloriIic device around the sides and the ends of said tank.

9. In combination with receptacles for volatile liquid, connected by tubes in pairs, a tank IIO of Warm Water, in whichthe receptacles formi In testimony whereof we afxvonr signatures ing each pair dip alternately, and an exterior in presence of two witnesses. jacket or easing which directs the Warm air from a lamp or o7the1' caloritc device around E' 5 the sides and the ends of saidtank,sadjacket or casing having in one end a door` or movable Witnesses: part that opens for the convenient withdrawal P. DONNELLY, 4of said tank. JACOB LONG. 

